Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-14
The Midland & West
ern Railway
Company.
Sheriff's Proclamation and Notice Of
A Special Election in Barton
County Kansas.

70 the qualified voters of Barton county, Kansas
AT meeting of the Board of County Commits
Sloners, OF Barton county, Kansas. held AT the office
of the County Clerk, of said county, in the City OF
Great Bend, carton county, Kansas Present: w
w. carney, Chairman, and Henry Schwier and
Charles y. Willms. all being and comprising the
Board of County Commissioners, of Barton county
Kansas Said meeting having been held on the 29th
and 3Oth days OF June, 1887. The following pro-
ceedings were had and ordered entered of record
the journal of said board:
JOURNAL ENTRY.
Office of the County Clerk, of Barton county Kan
sas, June 30 A ID. 1887. at O'Clock p. M. OF said
And now to-wit: June 30. A. D. 1887, at Q O'Clock
p: m. of said day, at the Office Of the county clerk,
OF Barton county, State of Kansas, came w. ".
s1oners, of Barton county, State of Kansas, and
Henry Schwier and Charles \. wilkins, the other
two members OF said board of county commissioners
and also Ed L. Teed, county clerk of the County of
Barton, State of Kansas, present all being and
and for the County of Barton, State of Kansas
And said board being duly and regularly con-
vened in special session. as by law provided, the pc
tuon for such special session being duly addressed
TO said chairman of the Board, County of Barton,
State OF Kansas, and being duly signed by said
Henry Schwier and Charles \. wilkins and being
Ill words and figures as follows, to-wit:
PETITION "a"
Petition for special session of the board of county
commissioners, of Barton county.
To w. w. Carney, chairman of board of county
commissioners, OF Barton county, Kansas:
SIR:-We, the undersigned members of said
board, of which you cha I1nan, request YOU to
call special session of said BE- ID to consider petit
LAX payers Oh Slu cptii y, praying that SAID
board duly convene and order special election in
said county to submit to the fled voters of said
county 4 proposition to subscribe S125.OO to the
capital stock of the Midland IL Western Railway
company, on conditions set out in said petition,
such special session TO be earliest practicable
ment. The said special session being of interest
said County of Barton.
Dated: June %, a. d. 1887, at o'clock D. III.
HENRY SCHWIER, Commis'r.
CHAS. A. WILLMS, Commis'r.
Attest: ED L. TEED
County Clerk Barton county Kan.
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And said w. w. Carney, chairman did in pursu-
ance to such request, duly issue his call as such
chairman Tor such special session of said board and
service OF said call was duly made said other
members of said board, Henry Schwier and Charles
A. Willms, said call being to-wit:
CALL 3d."
To Henry Schwier and Charles A. Willms members
OF board OF county commissioners in and for said
County of Barton, State of Kansas:
GENTS:-In pursuance to the above and foregoing
request, order that the board aforesaid duly con-
vene in special session June %, a. ID. 1881, at ,
O'Clock p. M. OF said day To consider matters mem
TONED in said petition said matter being of interest
TO said county. Said session to be at the Office of
the county clerk in and for said county, in Great
Bend, Kansas.
Done June Q. a. d. 1887, at O'Clock p. M Of
said day.
w. W. CARNEY,
Chairman Board of Commissioners
Attest: ED L. TEED,
county CLERK Barton county, Kan.
I SEAL.
And the acceptance thereof said other two mem
bers being as follows:
SERVICE .'Cn
We, the undersigned members of the board OF
county commissioners. of said Barton county do
hereby az acknowledge due, legal and timely service
on each OF US at Great Bend Kansas in said county
on the 18th day Of June, A. D. 1881 at o'clock p